Hi Hive,
There is something about midnight that makes every little sound feel louder than it should be. The world is silent, your thoughts are not, and suddenly your name sounds like the most suspicious word ever created.
A few nights ago, I had one of those moments.
It was around 12:30am. Light is off, phone in hand, scrolling through random videos I probably won’t remember the next day. Everywhere was too silent. Then I heard it. Someone called my name
“Habeeb…..” I froze.
I thought maybe it was my imagination at first. You know, the kind that comes when your brain is tired but refuses to sleep. So I neglect it and kept scrolling. Then it came again, even clearer this time around.
“Habeeb!”
Now, I immediately sat up.
Because let’s be honest, if a strange voice calls your name at midnight, your first instinct is not even bravery but it’s calculation. Should I run? Should I pretend I didn’t hear it? Or should I suddenly become a prayer warrior?
My heart was doing a mini marathon at that moment.
I carefully looked around my room like I was in a horror movie. Nothing moved, no shadows dancing. Just me and my overactive imagination. So I even checked under my bed because apparently, that’s where all midnight mysteries live. Yet, I couldn't find anything.
Then I remembered something important, and that is I live with people.
So I sum up little courage, stepped out, and silently walked toward the sitting room tiptoeing like a thief 😂.
And guess what I found?
I found my younger cousin, who so half asleep, talking in his dreams and calling my name like I owed him money.
I just stood there for some seconds, processing everything. All that fear for someone that was not even awake🤔.
At that point, I didn’t know whether to laugh or be annoyed. But I ended up doing both.
But here is the funny thing, what if I had not checked, I would probably still be in my room thinking that I had a supernatural midnight visitor.
So if you ever hear your name at midnight, maybe check your surroundings first before you jump to conclusion. It might be something completely normal or at least, less dramatic than your mind is making it.
But just in case… maybe keep the light on. No harm in that 😅
**This post was published exactly around 3:34am
